{"id":807824,"date":"2020-05-26T22:23:49","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T04:23:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=383988"},"modified":"2020-05-26T22:23:49","modified_gmt":"2020-05-27T04:23:49","slug":"frisco-to-open-pedestrian-promenade-on-main-street-launch-shop-local-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/frisco-to-open-pedestrian-promenade-on-main-street-launch-shop-local-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Frisco to open pedestrian promenade on Main Street, launch shop local campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Main Street in Frisco is pictured May 14. Officials are considering turning the street into a pedestrian only area to increase foot traffic and tourism in Frisco.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-383384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/05\/MainStreet-SDN-051620-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>Main Street in Frisco is pictured May 14. Frisco Town Council passed a resolution to turn the street into a pedestrian-only area to increase foot traffic and tourism.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>FRISCO \u2014 Frisco is about to open up, with a few twists.<\/p>\n<p>The Frisco Town Council passed a pair of resolutions authorizing new economic relief efforts in town, including a temporary \u201cpedestrian promenade\u201d on Main Street, during a busy virtual meeting Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>The move will allow local businesses to expand their operations into public areas and provide more space for customers to physically distance. Officials are hopeful the idea will help kick-start financial recovery for local businesses that have been hit hard by COVID-19 closures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe basic premise is we\u2019re trying to provide a public space to allow patrons, visitors and residents to spread out and utilize our shops, restaurants and other services on Main Street, without having businesses constrained to occupancy limits inside,\u201d said Jessica Burley, a council member who helped develop the idea. \u201cHow can they turn their business inside out?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row sd-donation sd-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/SDN-logo-white-1.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Known as the Frisco Main Street Promenade, the project will limit Main Street to pedestrians and bicycles from Second to Sixth streets and allow local merchants to temporarily expand their operations into public patios, streets and parking lots. The town is also helping restaurants get state approval to sell alcohol in the new spaces.<\/p>\n<p>The Main Street reopening will begin in mid-June and will continue indefinitely as officials monitor progress.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the promenade concept, Frisco is launching a shop local campaign called \u201cLove Frisco, Shop Frisco,\u201d meant to promote consumer spending in town stores.<\/p>\n<p>The town will help support the effort via a $100,000 injection into a community gift card program, which would essentially incentivize shopping local by providing subsidies to town shops. Residents will be able to purchase virtual gift cards worth $50 or $100 that are usable at Frisco businesses, and the town will cover 25% of the cost.<\/p>\n<p>The net cost to the town after sales tax collection is expected to be about $70,000, but officials anticipate that providing the incentive will help spur consumer spending among residents and visitors who otherwise might be wary of discretionary purchases. The town believes the investment could result in an additional $325,000 in consumer spending \u2014 a major boon to businesses.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe idea of this came as a way to stimulate the economy,\u201d Town Manager Nancy Kerry said. \u201cSimilar to stimulus checks or other kinds of government investments in the local community, it\u2019s to stimulate spending.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In order to support the efforts, Frisco also will be temporarily providing local retailers and restaurants with free hand sanitizer and face coverings, hoping to remove barriers regarding protective equipment so businesses can focus on opening their stores to the public.<\/p>\n<p>In all, staff said implementing all of the measures collectively would provide cohesive messaging regarding the town\u2019s efforts to support its businesses in a safe, holistic way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a strategy to fit all of these things together and an effort to continue the support this council has given the local business community,\u201d Kerry said. \u201cLike the business assistance program and the grants that have been given out, this is another phase, another strategy to help them be successful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/frisco-to-open-pedestrian-promenade-on-main-street-launch-shop-local-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Main Street in Frisco is pictured May 14. Officials are considering turning the street into a pedestrian only area to increase foot traffic and tourism in Frisco.Liz Copan \/ ecopan@summitdaily.com Main Street in Frisco is pictured May 14. Frisco Town Council passed a resolution to turn the street into a pedestrian-only area to increase foot [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-807824","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-07-10 05:01:54","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807824","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=807824"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/807824\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=807824"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=807824"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=807824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}